3/5/2023 0 Comments Live edge coffee tables![]() ( in some places the router may not be set deep enough to cut as the slab is uneven by nature but these areas will be addressed on the next pass). With the routers depth set to remove no more than 5mm at a time, (so its easier and safer no chance of sticking or tearing) I used a back and forth motion across the surface of the slab to cut away material, moving along the slab slightly left to right after every pass. Once it was secure I placed my sled over the slab spanning from rail to rail and placed the router on top. If it does rock there's a chance that the router will cut too deep in some places and I'll have to remove a lot more material than I want to. Now to level the slab I placed it in my sled setup on the bench top, using small pieces of scrap timber and shims to try get it as level as possible and prevent it from rocking and moving when cutting with the router. If you want to flatten large pieces of wood however then it is a very good solution for those of us that don't have industrial size planers and sanders. It works for me but is by no means perfect and I've seen much better examples on here that other people have made. ![]() I then have an old steel CD rack frame as the sled that my router sits on with two guide rails either side to stop it coming off. I won't go in to too much detail about my sled but its basically two lengths of 2" x 3" running parallel to one another, screwed to my bench, with enough room between for the slab. The easiest way to do this was to use my router with a flat cutting bit in, running it over the surface of the slab using my homemade router sled. ![]() My first job on this table was to level and flatten my newly acquired piece of Cherry.
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